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Wednesday's Child (Inspector Banks, #6) QUOTES

Wednesday's Child (Inspector Banks, #6) QUOTES

1 " He had been working at the wall for too long. Why he bothered the Lord only knew. After all, it went nowhere and closed in nothing. His grandfather had been a master waller in the dale, but the skill had not been passed down the generations. He supposed he liked is for the same reason he liked fishing: mindless relaxation. In an age of totalitarian utilitarianism, Gristhorpe thought, a man needs as much purposeless activity as he can find. "

― Peter Robinson , Wednesday's Child (Inspector Banks, #6)

2 " He was at an age when every odd ache or pain brought a little more fear than it had before, when colds lingered and settled on the chest. "

― Peter Robinson , Wednesday's Child (Inspector Banks, #6)

3 " Why was it always like that? he wondered. You call someone you love on the phone, and when you’ve finished talking, all you feel is the bloody distance between you. "

― Peter Robinson , Wednesday's Child (Inspector Banks, #6)